This is a most timely and much needed book that will help raise awareness about the loomin threat we face as a nation and indeed the world from our indiscriminate and thoughtles exploitation of the most precious of natural resources, Water. The book also reÅ ects a spirit o optimism and conÄ dence as it demonstrates how there are technologies and tried and teste policies which can enable us to meet the looming threat and, in fact, lead to a more sustainabl and productive future.

We are now grappling with all sorts of social and economic challenges that have their roots in a problem not acknowledged, which has contributed to so many of the conflicts around the world in recent times.